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Khartom (חרטום) means nose in Hebrew.

It can also mean snout, beak, bill, prow, and bow. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חַרְטוֹם
khartom
noun · masculine
In English

nose, snout, beak, bill

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Khartom.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מקור של עוף; קדמת ראשה המוארכת של בהמה.
  2. 2
    הקצה הקדמי של הנעל.
  3. 3
    ימאותהקצה הקדמי של גוף כלי שיט; אותו חלק של דופן הספינה המשתרע מאחורי קנה החרטום וכלפי מטה בשני צדדיה (ועל כן נקרא באנגלית בלשון רבים).
  4. 4
    הקצה הקדמי של כלי רכב או של כלי טיס.

The word Khartom is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חַרְטוֹם
Written without vowel points
חרטום
Said
khartom
Plural
חַרְטוֹמִים
Inflections
ר' חַרְטוֹמִים; חַרְטוֹם־, ר' חַרְטוֹמֵי־
Gematria
263

This is how Khartom is said in other languages.

English
nose, snout, beak, bill, prow, bow
Arabic
مِنْقَاد, خَطْم, جُؤْجُؤ
Russian
клюв, нос, рыло, морда
French
museau, bec, proue
German
Schnauze, Schnabel, Vorschiff, Bug

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What does Khartom (⁨חרטום⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khartom (⁨חרטום⁩) means nose, snout, and beak. It is said khartom, with the stress on tom.

What is a synonym for Khartom (⁨חרטום⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khartom (⁨חרטום⁩) are ⁨חוטם⁩ and ⁨מקור⁩.

What is the opposite of Khartom (⁨חרטום⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Khartom (⁨חרטום⁩) are ⁨אחוריים⁩ and ⁨ירכתיים⁩.

What rhymes with Khartom (⁨חרטום⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khartom (⁨חרטום⁩) include ⁨מקום⁩, ⁨אטום⁩, ⁨אדום⁩, ⁨יום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, and ⁨דרום⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרטום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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